DELTA DENTAL PAID THROUGH ITS CONTRACTS WITH INDEPENDENT DENTISTS 705,482 CLAIMS FOR DENTAL BENEFIT SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 327,260 INDIVIDUALS WITH GROUP PLANS, 2,216 INDIVIDUALS WITH DENTAL ACCIDENT PLANS, 145,749 SOUTH DAKOTA MEDICAID RECIPIENTS, 787 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ENROLLEES, AND 130,000 NATIVE AMERICANS UNDER GREAT PLAINS AREA INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES. DELTA DENTAL ALSO GRANTED THE DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION, A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, $745,787 TO PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT OF ORAL HEALTH.